Senior Research Specialist

5 days ago

Pretoria, Gauteng, South Africa HSRC (Human Sciences Research Council) Full time R500 000 - R1 500 000 per year

Within the Africa, BRICS and the Global South Division (ABGS), the Africa Institute of South Africa (AISA) leads and coordinates the HSRC's engagements in Africa. It, therefore, acts as a catalyst for research and implementation support across the African continent. AISA also undertakes basic, applied policy-relevant and comparative research. As a strategic unit within the ABGS Division, the Institute also seeks to build capacity and provide policy advice and implementation support to advance the HSRC's own Africa Research Partnership and Collaboration Strategy as well as South Africa's African Agenda, DSTI's Africa Strategy and Decadal Plan, SADC's Regional Indicative Strategic Development Plan RISDP), the African Union's Agenda 2063, and the key frameworks of the United Nations (SDG's, UNSCR It collaborates with a range of national, continental, and international governments, as well as multilateral institutions, research institutes, universities, and civil society organisations in order to achieve its objectives. AISA wishes to appoint a Senior Research Specialist (SRS) within the sub-unit focusing on the theme: Good Governance, Human Rights and the Rule of Law.

Senior Research Specialist
1 Position - Permanent Contract Pretoria Based
Ref: AISA - SRS 11/25
Applicants are invited to apply for the Senior Research Specialist (SRS) position in AISA within the Africa, BRICS and the Global South Division. While we seek to appoint an individual who has a background in humanities and social sciences, the candidate that is ideal should be able to demonstrate use of technology and the ability to create a multi-disciplinary approach to research. The role will, from time-to-time, demand working outside South Africa as per the mandate needs of AISA. We encourage female and/or people who are differently-abled and who are South African Citizens to apply.

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